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his plan be died. >> let me be clear speaker boehner's plans are nonstarters in the senate. >> boehner appeared on friday morning and said, if this thing were easy, it would d have been done decades ago. >> i am interested in solving the major problemsms that face our country. that means house leaders, senate leaders, and the president, are going to continue to he to work together to address s those concerns. >> the president has liftedis number to 400,000 no tax hikes for anyone the knicks st that in the year. boehner wants to " tax hikes for those making more than 1 million. what happened? >> hdid not have the votes, as simple as thatat. he had to pull back. his o caucus let him wn. he thought he could get the 218 votes he needed from his caucus and they were not there. >> are we going over the cliff? >> there is a chance we could avert that. boehner's statement on friday morning suggests that he was still willing to work k with the president to come up with someththing. ththe outcome is likely to be that the fringes on both parties will have to be forgotten and they will have e to p
his plan be died. >> let me be clear speaker boehner's plans are nonstarters in the senate. >> boehner appeared on friday morning and said, if this thing were easy, it would d have been done decades ago. >> i am interested in solving the major problemsms that face our country. that means house leaders, senate leaders, and the president, are going to continue to he to work together to address s those concerns. >> the president has liftedis number to 400,000 no tax hikes...
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speaker boehner's plans are nonstarters in the senate. >> boehner appeared friday morning and said, if this thing were easy, it would have been done decades ago. >> i am interested in solving the major problems that face our country. that means house leaders, senate leaders, and the president, are going to have to continue to work together to address those concerns. >> the president lifted his number to 400,000, no tax hikes for anyone making less than that, boehner says the million, still no deal. what happened out there? >> he did not have the votes, simple as that. he had to pull back. his own caucus let him down. he thought he could get the 218 votes he needed on of his caucus and they were not there. >> are we going over the cliff? >> i think there is still a chance we can avert that. boehner's statement on friday morning get that he was still willing to work with the president to come up with something. the outcome has to be that the fringes on both parties need to be forgotten and they need to have to pulin and of republicans of a moderate nature and e jorityf decratto make this
speaker boehner's plans are nonstarters in the senate. >> boehner appeared friday morning and said, if this thing were easy, it would have been done decades ago. >> i am interested in solving the major problems that face our country. that means house leaders, senate leaders, and the president, are going to have to continue to work together to address those concerns. >> the president lifted his number to 400,000, no tax hikes for anyone making less than that, boehner says the...
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john boehner does not want this election to be about health care. he wanted to be about the economy, and that is where he wants to be on the defensive. if anything, the president has the advantage of being on the an advantage of healthcare. >> does and does work for mitt romney? >> if mitt romney had his way, and this bill was repealed, 3.1 million young adults would be shoved off their parents plans. if he gets his way, 5 million medicare beneficiaries who save more than $5.2 billion in prescription drugs could lose that. you could go down the list. this is what the administration has to talk about. >> from the president postboy perspective, mitt romney got his way in massachusetts. >> in some ways, he is the worst person to make making this argument. he is a man that insisted on the mandate in his state, has a program in massachusetts that is wildly popular now, now that it has gone into effect. was not so popular initially. the cost of it went up, and then it flattened. it has been incredibly successful, more than 70% approval rating, and this pr
john boehner does not want this election to be about health care. he wanted to be about the economy, and that is where he wants to be on the defensive. if anything, the president has the advantage of being on the an advantage of healthcare. >> does and does work for mitt romney? >> if mitt romney had his way, and this bill was repealed, 3.1 million young adults would be shoved off their parents plans. if he gets his way, 5 million medicare beneficiaries who save more than $5.2...
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we will hear from john boehner, ann romney, and chris christie on tuesday night. on wednesday, paul ryan. finishing out with presidential candidate mitt romney on thursday. ron paul speaking about his liberty message ahead of the republican convention. >> welcome. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> you just heard from paul talking about his liberte chan message ahead of the republican convention in tampa. the supporters praised the increasingly bad weather. if you missed any of his "we are the future" rally, we will have again at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. >> congressman pete sessions, from texas, and chair of the republican national campaign committee. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> also joining us, our guest reporters are josh kraushaar, executive editor for "hotline," and charlie mahtesian, national politics editor for "politico." thank you for being with us. let's begin with a series of ads which you are taking aim at the president in some key races trying to tag
we will hear from john boehner, ann romney, and chris christie on tuesday night. on wednesday, paul ryan. finishing out with presidential candidate mitt romney on thursday. ron paul speaking about his liberty message ahead of the republican convention. >> welcome. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> you just heard from paul talking about his liberte chan message ahead of the republican convention in...
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as you heard from the speaker of the house john boehner, the senate is willing to denounce the president's plan. they want churches who employ birth control coverage an attack on religious freedom. you heard the white house saying it will not stand, and also from congressional democrats and reaction from the white house through press secretary jay carney. we will have more on the story in a moment. presidential contests, three days after he lost to rick santorum, mitt romney on the campaign trail in georgia argue that he has a former governor of massachusetts is a better tea party candidate than the rivals. he says that spending on the lawmakers pet projects doubled under newt gingrich when he was house speaker and went after rick santorum and saying as senator, he was a major supporter as the type of spending known as pork barrel legislation. more on the presidential politics coming up later in the program. >>> and the house of representatives voting today to provide the president with something that many have called for and ronald reagan asked for it and bill clinton had it for a while,
as you heard from the speaker of the house john boehner, the senate is willing to denounce the president's plan. they want churches who employ birth control coverage an attack on religious freedom. you heard the white house saying it will not stand, and also from congressional democrats and reaction from the white house through press secretary jay carney. we will have more on the story in a moment. presidential contests, three days after he lost to rick santorum, mitt romney on the campaign...
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payne boeh boehner's camp rejected that offer. the two sides agreed and that part of the deal was done. that's a little behind the scenes from jake sherman pof lit co. back to your calls. next up is a call from columbia, south carolina. good morning to jim, a republican. you're on the air. >> caller: good morning. how are you? >> great, thanks. >> caller: i wanted to say, the reason they capped the payroll tax at $100,000 or so is because they limit the amount of recipient can earn later on on social security. what kind of person would put money into a retirement plan when they weren't going to get the return on their money that they deserved. i mean you cap social security at $24,000, what makes you think you can just take any amount from somebody who happens to make and work real hard and make good money and i don't make $300,000 a year, but if i did, i wouldn't want to pay 9% on $300,000 when i could only make $24,000. they limit me on my earnings later on. people need to know that and understand that. and secondly, the -- you
payne boeh boehner's camp rejected that offer. the two sides agreed and that part of the deal was done. that's a little behind the scenes from jake sherman pof lit co. back to your calls. next up is a call from columbia, south carolina. good morning to jim, a republican. you're on the air. >> caller: good morning. how are you? >> great, thanks. >> caller: i wanted to say, the reason they capped the payroll tax at $100,000 or so is because they limit the amount of recipient can...
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i want to express my appreciation -- and the speaker of the house, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation to my colleagues. i have served in the minority. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff. we feel strongly about the need of this institution to state its position on this. we heard the majority leader in the united states senate indicate that he does not want to bring up this measure if it passes the house of representatives. the president hu has indicated this bill would not gain his signature. i cannot think anyone is convinced that the bill we are going -- the president has indicated this bill would not gain his signature. i do not think anyone is convinced that the bill we are going to vote on will be passed. we believe mr. bennett has made some bold steps in working -- mr. boehner has made some bold steps in working to make sure we cannot go over the fiscal cliff. -- do not cool over the fiscal cliff. the actions he has taken will be a positive stay tuned -- steps to enhance the chances. he paused
i want to express my appreciation -- and the speaker of the house, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation to my colleagues. i have served in the minority. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff. we feel strongly about the need of this institution to state its position on this. we heard the majority leader in the united states senate indicate that he does not want to bring up this measure if it passes the house of representatives. the...
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he just spoke with boehner. boehner has been brutally attacked for what happened last night by conservatives. look at this. washington post conservative columnist jennifer rubin called the fiasco a stunning miscalculation. boehner lost control of the caucus and with it, any juice he might have. i mean, the washington examiner says boehner is now useless. if i'm john boehner and they've already given me this humiliating defeat, what do i have to lose to come back and deal with a minority of the majority if, in fact, it will save the american people of this kind from going over the cliff and the repercussions that go with it. >> i do think he has kind of a moment of conscious over this holiday and a moment of decision. it's worth noting generjennifer rubin's piece for giving everything the sense that they can recover. she's a conservative. a lot of conservatives are saying that. if there's any hope that we get some kind of resolution or at least partial resolution to keep us from going over the cliff. i think it's
he just spoke with boehner. boehner has been brutally attacked for what happened last night by conservatives. look at this. washington post conservative columnist jennifer rubin called the fiasco a stunning miscalculation. boehner lost control of the caucus and with it, any juice he might have. i mean, the washington examiner says boehner is now useless. if i'm john boehner and they've already given me this humiliating defeat, what do i have to lose to come back and deal with a minority of the...
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boehner has been embarrassed. he could not get the vote of his own caucus, of his own conference to pass a benign piece of legislation, a piece of legislation that protected everybody up to a million dollars. i don't know how you get more embarrassed than that. now, i hope that these guys can get together, these men and women can get together and do something before january 1st. but i'd check those airplane logs if i were you. if they're really serious, they're going to say you're going to get the final word. >> and i'm creating this dynamic of making it difficult. john boehner was not embarrassed. the house works its will. to try to put it ins terms of being embarrassed, misses the whole point. >> and i remember that well because i had a school feed trip to the national zoo that was canceled because the government shut down. so you've robbed your young kids of access. thanks so much for coming on the program. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> up next, capital cliffhanger. behind the scenes in the fiscal cliff n
boehner has been embarrassed. he could not get the vote of his own caucus, of his own conference to pass a benign piece of legislation, a piece of legislation that protected everybody up to a million dollars. i don't know how you get more embarrassed than that. now, i hope that these guys can get together, these men and women can get together and do something before january 1st. but i'd check those airplane logs if i were you. if they're really serious, they're going to say you're going to get...
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republicans in the house under the leadership of john painer -- boehner and certainly paul ryan have a plan, one we are on record for, we voted for, and which the democrats, as you have seen, oppose. they have no credible plan that would offer us a sustaining plan for the future for seniors or for us to avoid bankruptcy. >> >> would you rather have your candidates running across the country campaigning on health care or would you rather have them running on a presidential steward ship of the economy? >> i think we would compare and contrast. we are faced with a budget that is not only out of control, but no plan that would substantially alter the direction that we are headed. republicans offer ideas to solve problems. yes, paul ryan is that opportunity for responsible conversation and adult conversation about we must do something now that we are here. the president and democrats are void except to try to blame republicans and mischaracterize. the president, if he is going to get elected, he needs to first of all, tell the truth to the american people about what this plan has done. it
republicans in the house under the leadership of john painer -- boehner and certainly paul ryan have a plan, one we are on record for, we voted for, and which the democrats, as you have seen, oppose. they have no credible plan that would offer us a sustaining plan for the future for seniors or for us to avoid bankruptcy. >> >> would you rather have your candidates running across the country campaigning on health care or would you rather have them running on a presidential steward...
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for boehner idea today. i kind of share it. but on the other hand, really good politicians solve problems. he hasn't been able to solve that problem at all. look, the one thing, michael, i'm very much with you and with the folks you've been talking to in the sentiment to you and the president express. but i do want to avoid the puck is on both houses when you say democrats and republicans. at least the president has really come a long way. he gave the republicans a higher income tax threshold. he gave the chain cpi. he cut the debt ceiling in the deal. he gave them another trillion dollars in spending cuts. i think he's absolutely in the right when he says i have tried to compromise and i've been met with complete intransigence. >> an aide tells nbc news senator reid believes republicans should return to negotiating table and work with democrats that avoids the fiscal cliff all together. republicans should support passing a bill that extends tax cuts for families up to $250,000 and delays the so-called seque
for boehner idea today. i kind of share it. but on the other hand, really good politicians solve problems. he hasn't been able to solve that problem at all. look, the one thing, michael, i'm very much with you and with the folks you've been talking to in the sentiment to you and the president express. but i do want to avoid the puck is on both houses when you say democrats and republicans. at least the president has really come a long way. he gave the republicans a higher income tax threshold....
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john boehner. >> i thank my colleague for yielding and i rise in support of h.r. 6604 and commend my colleague, the gentlelady from california, nancy pelosi, for sponsoring this resolution. tip o'neill needs no introduction to this body. i remember those who respect admire him and his long shadow that he cast over the people's house. we have all bar code is best known saying, all politics is local. is certainly true today that as we propose the name of the building right here at the foot of capitol hill, a stone's throw from this great dome in honor of our 55th speaker, this is one of those moments you wonder how the honoree would feel, especially when if someone like tip who never held back his opinions, perhaps he would have enjoyed seeing leaders from opposite sides of the aisle come together to give them a well-deserved her raw. certainly he would have gotten a kick out of being flanked by buildings named after hubert humphrey and gerald ford, also leaders from opposite ends of the political spectrum. to actually considered mr. humphrey one of his heroes and he had one of humphre
john boehner. >> i thank my colleague for yielding and i rise in support of h.r. 6604 and commend my colleague, the gentlelady from california, nancy pelosi, for sponsoring this resolution. tip o'neill needs no introduction to this body. i remember those who respect admire him and his long shadow that he cast over the people's house. we have all bar code is best known saying, all politics is local. is certainly true today that as we propose the name of the building right here at the foot...
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go boehner, go tea party. another example of how republicans have become an protest party with no action for our country. mitt romney staffed stopped reporters from asking him questions today. what is is he afraid of? why won't he answer questions about the jobs killed by bain capital? plus the defense rests on an edward case and never calls edwards or his girlfriend, hundred hunter, to the stand. how about outside money changing senate election in nebraska and pushing candidate back by sarah palin way over the top at the last minute. is that more of dirty angry money we've been talking about? >>> finally let me fin wish strange thoughts rather about a strange election getting under way. this is going to be a strange up with. we know obama but who is this other guy? we begin with a sequel to this year's infamous debt showdown. the inside look at what happened last time when obama fought back against boehner, caine and the tea party. look at this. here is speaker boehner. he is trying to sound like one of them.
go boehner, go tea party. another example of how republicans have become an protest party with no action for our country. mitt romney staffed stopped reporters from asking him questions today. what is is he afraid of? why won't he answer questions about the jobs killed by bain capital? plus the defense rests on an edward case and never calls edwards or his girlfriend, hundred hunter, to the stand. how about outside money changing senate election in nebraska and pushing candidate back by sarah...
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boehner couldn't pass a million dollar tax increase. why do we think he can get something out of the house if they lower it to 400,000 or 500,000. we are skeptical that they can come together with the solution in the next five or six days. >> marty, we spent a lot of time talking about the house. what is mitch mcconnell thinking in the senate? >> he is a fascinating part of this. first of all, he is probably going to vote against any deal that raises taxes. whether he actively whips against it or lets it go, there is a number of senate republicans who seem open to upper income tax increases. some of the new england moderates, scott brown and susan collins. it doesn't seem like it would be as challenging to get something out of the senate. he is not going to stick his neck out and get something to the senate floor to have the house blow it up. >> marty, we have heard voices saying the same thing. you have tom coal saying we should go long with the tax increases. >> even in the minority. the republicans were 20 votes short. we sometimes f
boehner couldn't pass a million dollar tax increase. why do we think he can get something out of the house if they lower it to 400,000 or 500,000. we are skeptical that they can come together with the solution in the next five or six days. >> marty, we spent a lot of time talking about the house. what is mitch mcconnell thinking in the senate? >> he is a fascinating part of this. first of all, he is probably going to vote against any deal that raises taxes. whether he actively whips...
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if what speaker boehner was saying he was truly willing to get office ready we begin to work with one another. if what he is simply saying is what republicans used to say which is we are going to lower rate on the wealthy and that will somehow generate -- >> he was talking about closing loopholes and deductions. >> the jury is out still on the -- let me be clear. the tone was good. i think the jury is out on what he said. others may have to clarify. but he said something in a very hurtf artful way in which many people heard differently. >> are you willing to accept more revenue if it doesn't mean the bush tax cut has to be rescinded for the wealthy and rises from 35 to 39 percent. if they make the matt work. >> the issue is the math. the starting point should be going back to clinton era rates. then proceeding with tax reform as the speaker may have been talking about if he was generally talking about eliminating revenues to eliminating loopholes. >> let's right now extend the bush tax cut rates for the 98 percent of the people making less than 250,000 dollars. he says i will sign it
if what speaker boehner was saying he was truly willing to get office ready we begin to work with one another. if what he is simply saying is what republicans used to say which is we are going to lower rate on the wealthy and that will somehow generate -- >> he was talking about closing loopholes and deductions. >> the jury is out still on the -- let me be clear. the tone was good. i think the jury is out on what he said. others may have to clarify. but he said something in a very...
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boehner couldn't get his own people to vote for this. who know hows pelosi would vote -- who knows how pelosi would vote. now it is strictly on the senate. >> coming man frost quick question before we leave, the speaker, speaker boehner, moved more toward what president obama wants. that's in terms of the limits of who would see higher taxes. do you think that was a step in the right direction? >> i think it was exactly the right thing for the speaker to have done. i just feel sorry for him that his own party wouldn't support him. what should have happened is this should have been brought up for a vote. boehner should have been able to get his own party to support it and send it back to the senate and see what they would do. he failed to get his own people behind him, and that's a disaster. >> i will leave it there. to be factually correct moments ago congressman peter king, a republican, was sitting here and says he did support the speaker plan. >> of course he did. he couldn't get enough republicans. >> you said the entire party. i wan
boehner couldn't get his own people to vote for this. who know hows pelosi would vote -- who knows how pelosi would vote. now it is strictly on the senate. >> coming man frost quick question before we leave, the speaker, speaker boehner, moved more toward what president obama wants. that's in terms of the limits of who would see higher taxes. do you think that was a step in the right direction? >> i think it was exactly the right thing for the speaker to have done. i just feel sorry...
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john boehner, the house speaker thomas s. it is time to shift the debate to the economy. >> i believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman did the president and democrats can talk about this all thewant the american people are focused on our economy and are asking the question, where are the jobs? >> think he has a point? >> that is where you want to run the campaign if you are john gingrich this is -- if you are john boehner. this is, to underline nina's point, dynamite politically. think about the change from when bill clinton was present it. a 7% of americans were in favor -- of same-sex favor 27% at -- americans were in favor of same- sex marriage. a sea change in a short time. but 31 consecutive the states have voted on it and voted it down. in iowa, 2009, the supreme court unanimously ilegalize same-sex marriage. the very next year, three supreme court justices were ousted. that is the first time that has happened in iowa in 50 years. it is an explosive issue. >> how many people will go to the polling pla
john boehner, the house speaker thomas s. it is time to shift the debate to the economy. >> i believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman did the president and democrats can talk about this all thewant the american people are focused on our economy and are asking the question, where are the jobs? >> think he has a point? >> that is where you want to run the campaign if you are john gingrich this is -- if you are john boehner. this is, to underline nina's point,...
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. >> how is john boehner going to get the votes. he couldn't get the votes for his plan b. >> a week ago we were closer than we have been before. >> do they presume the voters are that dumb? >> they passed it. >> they did it noing that they are unable to make deals on anything. >> how about complete chaos? >> there ought to be a new rule in congress. >> you cannot create anymore artificial crisis. >> tim geithner wrote a letter to congress. we are going to hit the debt ceiling. it never ends. >> happy new year's america. ♪ 29 and a half hours that is how long congress will have to avoid going over the fiscal curve on sunday night. >> if we go over the cliff, mr. president, the house of representatives as we speak with four days left after today with the first of the year, aren't here. i can't mamg they are out wherever they r and we are here trying to get something done. >> president obama called leaders last night and tomorrow afternoon we will meet with the speaker and mix mcconnel and harry reid to see if they can avoid going o
. >> how is john boehner going to get the votes. he couldn't get the votes for his plan b. >> a week ago we were closer than we have been before. >> do they presume the voters are that dumb? >> they passed it. >> they did it noing that they are unable to make deals on anything. >> how about complete chaos? >> there ought to be a new rule in congress. >> you cannot create anymore artificial crisis. >> tim geithner wrote a letter to congress....
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let's rise above the this function and do the right thing for our country. >> later john boehner told diane sawyer he is the most reasonable, responsible person in washington and the president knows that. the fiscal cliff looms at the end of the year. will we reach a compromise before then, charles? >> i do not think it will be a comprehensive compromise. i think they will be able to patch something together. i think they will be able to agree on it true tax reform sometime next year. i think they will get past the cliff. if he insists on raising rates, he will be stymied. >> what is the message? >> it is a mixed message. i think we all agree the cornerstone of the president from message is we raise taxes on those earning over $250,000. mitt romney pledged to repeal obamacare. these are the essential points of their candidacies. i think he can point to that. but at the same time, he has to deal with the republican house and john painter has to deal with the republican house. john boehner -- he is not being humbled by saying that he is the best that the president has in the republican
let's rise above the this function and do the right thing for our country. >> later john boehner told diane sawyer he is the most reasonable, responsible person in washington and the president knows that. the fiscal cliff looms at the end of the year. will we reach a compromise before then, charles? >> i do not think it will be a comprehensive compromise. i think they will be able to patch something together. i think they will be able to agree on it true tax reform sometime next...
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boehner sweat. harry reid to be working with senate republicans w are more moderate. >> or ing in daniel day lewis. >> i want to talk about the nrara quickly. on the fiscal cliff, this is friday but the markets did not star pretty. is the business community getting what they deserve? >> actually, a lot of the ceo's have been active in washington trying to broker a deal. that have been verery active and very piscivorous -- >> but a deal on their terms. >> actually not. the ceo's tend to be me morate because they arare just so bloody well feet. if you are jamie dimon, you u can say i can afford to pay more taxes. those guys do n not get affected by these tax hikes quite like the rest of us do. their army of accountants and taxx lawyers prohibit them from paying taxes. >> do you u feel like they are contributing or hurting? >> wdo not have an autocratic government. a lot of these ceo's are used to giving orders and having those orders followed. >> we finally heard friday from the national rifle associa
boehner sweat. harry reid to be working with senate republicans w are more moderate. >> or ing in daniel day lewis. >> i want to talk about the nrara quickly. on the fiscal cliff, this is friday but the markets did not star pretty. is the business community getting what they deserve? >> actually, a lot of the ceo's have been active in washington trying to broker a deal. that have been verery active and very piscivorous -- >> but a deal on their terms. >> actually...
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it's magic beans and ferry dust. >> john boehner's heavy-handed approach to leadership, boehner and the republican steering committee kicked four republican congressmen out of their committee seats for voting against party leadership in the past. but boehner finds himself in an increasingly weak position. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell refused to take a position on boehner's debt plan today. >> i have no particular observation other than i commend the house leadership for trying to move. the process along and getting to a point where hopefully we can have a real discussion. >> house democrats are cranking up the pressure. tim walsh of minnesota introduced a discharge petition on the middle class tax cuts in the house. if it gets 218 signatures, it would get a floor vote before the end of the month. >> this is an issue that we all agree on. >> democratic leader nancy pelosi announced a plan for the discharge petition last week. the petition keeps the focus on extending tax cuts for 98% of americans. i spoke to leader pelosi late this afternoon about the strategy and the latest de
it's magic beans and ferry dust. >> john boehner's heavy-handed approach to leadership, boehner and the republican steering committee kicked four republican congressmen out of their committee seats for voting against party leadership in the past. but boehner finds himself in an increasingly weak position. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell refused to take a position on boehner's debt plan today. >> i have no particular observation other than i commend the house leadership for...
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has boehner gone too far? >> he is under a lot of pressure on that, but the question i'm sure he kws his vote as well, john boehner trying to save as much as he can to keep the economy from collapsing. i think it's a great job. i wish he didn't have to go this far and i wish we could've got the extension all the tax cuts but i don't think that is possible. i admire him foroing tha although i wish we could've gotten more of the tax cut through. gerri: he said this morning real discussion of tax reform and entiements will have to take place next year, but att that point what kind of leverage will the republican party have to make that happen? >> it is not going to happ in this next two years, there is no real reform that will happe you may get a piece here or there but you get a real fundamental change with a-determia-determi ner low rate flat tax spending restraint, free trade: minimal relation, that will not happen until the politics of this country changes, change the senate and the white house to be will to
has boehner gone too far? >> he is under a lot of pressure on that, but the question i'm sure he kws his vote as well, john boehner trying to save as much as he can to keep the economy from collapsing. i think it's a great job. i wish he didn't have to go this far and i wish we could've got the extension all the tax cuts but i don't think that is possible. i admire him foroing tha although i wish we could've gotten more of the tax cut through. gerri: he said this morning real discussion...
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onto boehner's plan. boehner's plan is $1.263 trillion in new tax revenue, $1.4 trillion in spending cuts. a total of 2.663 altogether, total savings. these numbers put together by our brain room. the two planets line up like this, are we having a problem with graphics or what. here it is. look at these numbers, over 10 years 4.6 trillion, boehner plan about the same, there is not that much difference here. given the fact we will add almost $10 trillion in deficits over the next 10 years whether either of the plans are enacted we will still have $21 trillion in debt by 2022. i thought maybe i would see the soldiers again. which makes me think thanks washington for nothing. they would do little to save the financial mess. gimmicks, all gimmicks. coming up, picking tea party favorite for the senate seat. reaction on what it means for the future of the g.o.p. copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, m breathing better. so now i cane in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly impro
onto boehner's plan. boehner's plan is $1.263 trillion in new tax revenue, $1.4 trillion in spending cuts. a total of 2.663 altogether, total savings. these numbers put together by our brain room. the two planets line up like this, are we having a problem with graphics or what. here it is. look at these numbers, over 10 years 4.6 trillion, boehner plan about the same, there is not that much difference here. given the fact we will add almost $10 trillion in deficits over the next 10 years...
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the democrat national committee responded and hit back on twitter saying boehner is the most useless welcome feckless, weak and failed speaker of the house perhaps in american history. sec ds, ohh, shoots a three, game over. so two seconds ago... hey mr. and mrs. harris, where's kevin? say hi kevin. mom, put me down. put...the phone...down. hey guys. did you hear... the choys had their baby? so 29 seconds ago. well we should get them a gift. [ choys ] thanks for the gift! [ amy and rob ] you're welcome! you're welcome! [ male announcer ] get it fast with at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. covering 2000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. at&t. ♪ at bank of america, we're lending an in communities across the country. fro omrevi htalielzeping t a neigbrhbooklyn..or.ho financing industries that are creating jobs in boston... providing funding for the expansion of a local business serving a diverse seattle community... and lending to ensure a north texas hospital continues to deliver quality care. because the more we can do in local neighborhoods and communities, the more we can
the democrat national committee responded and hit back on twitter saying boehner is the most useless welcome feckless, weak and failed speaker of the house perhaps in american history. sec ds, ohh, shoots a three, game over. so two seconds ago... hey mr. and mrs. harris, where's kevin? say hi kevin. mom, put me down. put...the phone...down. hey guys. did you hear... the choys had their baby? so 29 seconds ago. well we should get them a gift. [ choys ] thanks for the gift! [ amy and rob ] you're...
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house speaker john boehner said he's not satisfied with the president's actions so far. in a statement he put out today, quote, the catholic church and others in our nation's religious community are not yet convinced the president's mandate doesn't constitute an attack on religious freedom. the house of representatives will continue to work toward a legislative solution. so i don't know what to make of that. this is all a combination of church belief, religious belief, background, ideology, and good old-fashioned politics. maybe they don't want to walk it back, their objections, so quickly. they want to give the president still a bit more heat, at least for the weekend. >> i think it's more ideology and politics than anything else. let's remember, john boehner is against the entire affordable care act which provides the larger context for this debate. so he doesn't want women to be able to get contraceptives without co-pay or any of the preventive care that people will get without co-pays through the affordable care act. but you know, i think that's a dangerous position
house speaker john boehner said he's not satisfied with the president's actions so far. in a statement he put out today, quote, the catholic church and others in our nation's religious community are not yet convinced the president's mandate doesn't constitute an attack on religious freedom. the house of representatives will continue to work toward a legislative solution. so i don't know what to make of that. this is all a combination of church belief, religious belief, background, ideology, and...
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i do understand why john boehner is doing it. "washington post" pulled the recent numbers on the economy and who would handle it better showed the president tied with mitt romney on that score. 47% on this poll and on oncreation, obama is 1% above it. it seems fullish full foolish to me. it was a theme attic thing. mitch mcconnell this is mcconnell in 2010, he came out very early on in the presidency of president obama and said, we don't care what happens. we just want to beat obama. here is our esteemed minority leader. >> when you said quote, the single most important thing we want to achieve is for president obama to be an one-term president. how do you respond to those democratic lines of attack. >> well, that is true. that's my single political goal along with every active republican in the country. but that's for 2012. >> as we start the discussion here i want to go to jimmy first. look, jimmy, michael is dumbfounded why they would do this politically. but one explanation, obviously look, if you cause the ratings of the cou
i do understand why john boehner is doing it. "washington post" pulled the recent numbers on the economy and who would handle it better showed the president tied with mitt romney on that score. 47% on this poll and on oncreation, obama is 1% above it. it seems fullish full foolish to me. it was a theme attic thing. mitch mcconnell this is mcconnell in 2010, he came out very early on in the presidency of president obama and said, we don't care what happens. we just want to beat obama....
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john boehner will remain speaker of the house. big wins for same-sex marriage. maine and mattryland approved g and lesbian marriage by popular vote. and also on the ballot in washington state, but right now that is too close to call. in minnesota, a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a man and woman has been rejected. the state already has a law maining same-sex marriage. gay marriage is already legal in six states and washington, d.c., but those laws were either enacted by lawmakers or through court rulings. more history in washington state and colorado. voters there chose to legalize recreational marijuana. it was rejected in oregon. pot taxes could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars each year, but lighting up is still against federal law. in massachusetts, voters approved using medical marijuana, a similar measure in arkansas. and in california, proposition 30 is still too close to call. governor brown says the bill is the only hope to prevent more cuts to public schools. if it pass, prop 30 would raise the state sales tax and increase income
john boehner will remain speaker of the house. big wins for same-sex marriage. maine and mattryland approved g and lesbian marriage by popular vote. and also on the ballot in washington state, but right now that is too close to call. in minnesota, a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a man and woman has been rejected. the state already has a law maining same-sex marriage. gay marriage is already legal in six states and washington, d.c., but those laws were either enacted by lawmakers...
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in the meantime can john boehner survive? there are questions this morning about his future as house speaker after he couldn't get enough republican votes to pass his plan b fiscal cliff proposal. just moments ago he addressed this embarrassing setback. >> while we may have not been able to get the votes last night, to avert 99.81% of the tax increases, i don't think they weren't taking that out on me. they were dealing with the perception that somebody might accuse them of raising taxes. >> seeing an increasingly divided republican house where dozens of conservatives refused to go along with his back up plan. >> i disagree with john boehner, actually caving on taxes. he went over to the white house over the weekend and said we'll give you a trillion dollars of tax revenue and maybe raise the debt ceiling for a year and take a lever out of the hand of the republicans but did that i think without the support of the congress as we found out. >> he has worked his heart out to try to get the best deal he can, and to have this hap
in the meantime can john boehner survive? there are questions this morning about his future as house speaker after he couldn't get enough republican votes to pass his plan b fiscal cliff proposal. just moments ago he addressed this embarrassing setback. >> while we may have not been able to get the votes last night, to avert 99.81% of the tax increases, i don't think they weren't taking that out on me. they were dealing with the perception that somebody might accuse them of raising taxes....
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we find out he and speaker boehner haven't talked for four months. how do we expect a grand bargain to happen when the lead ares aren't even talking? >> why do you think the president and house speaker have not met in the last several months? >> that's a good question. >> i'd like to know when the last jobs council meeting was? that's another thing that has been mia. >> there will be a lot of things mia when it comes to economy and leadership we need to see from the president on these issues. we haven't seen it. for the past 11 months, we've known this is coming and known this is going to hit. we've had warning sign after warning sign since the beginning of march. the house moved to take actions and thif taken the actions to replace the sequester cuts but the senate has not and president hasn't called the house or senate to have a conversation about ail way to move forward. i know we have an election, but this is about our economy. and the economy continues to move whether there's an election or not. >> we know where the line are but president obama
we find out he and speaker boehner haven't talked for four months. how do we expect a grand bargain to happen when the lead ares aren't even talking? >> why do you think the president and house speaker have not met in the last several months? >> that's a good question. >> i'd like to know when the last jobs council meeting was? that's another thing that has been mia. >> there will be a lot of things mia when it comes to economy and leadership we need to see from the...
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president and house speaker john boehner met privately. both emphasize the lines of communication remain open. one person watching all this is a woman with to power brokers on capitol hill. f is very muchclif the mind of linda. they need to put aside these differences they have. of 10 employees at the capitol hill that counts house itsker john boehner among customers. she worries about the year and a possible government cutbacks. >> they are our main source of keeping the business open. if it goes down any further, we might end up closing up. k of a deficit deal a $800 billion in domestic and defense cuts that family taxes could rise $3,500. is going to be a lot of suffering among a lot of people who deserve otherwise. the white house wants a tax on the rich and increase on the debt limit. say tax tight cost american jobs. medicare is going bankrupt, inability will be bankrupt two years. of democratsity republicans to reach a compromise is frustrating to about socialry security and medicare benefits. a lot of times when people are dug in,
president and house speaker john boehner met privately. both emphasize the lines of communication remain open. one person watching all this is a woman with to power brokers on capitol hill. f is very muchclif the mind of linda. they need to put aside these differences they have. of 10 employees at the capitol hill that counts house itsker john boehner among customers. she worries about the year and a possible government cutbacks. >> they are our main source of keeping the business open....
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boehner seemed to be saying i am going to close loopholes and use the revenue. not just growth, but use the re-knew from closing the loopholes to cut the deficit. are you accepting that or not? >> i think that is the formul formula. that is the way we reach agreement. you can close the loophole -- >> chris: it's not the growth. taking the money, tax expenditures through the loopholes and giving, using it as a deficit savings. >> as long as you close the loopholes and limit the deduction, limit credits. formula for a solution. >> real solution. >> chris: senator corker, you have a draft plan you have been circulating to a number of members in the senate. is there a deal here? >> i think there is a deal. the ying and yang of this is we know there has to be revenues. look, i haven't met a wealthy republican or democrat in tennessee that is not willing to contribute more. as long as they know we the problem. the ying of revenue, we understand. i think there is a very good pro-growth way of putting that place, so you are getting revenues from people like me and other
boehner seemed to be saying i am going to close loopholes and use the revenue. not just growth, but use the re-knew from closing the loopholes to cut the deficit. are you accepting that or not? >> i think that is the formul formula. that is the way we reach agreement. you can close the loophole -- >> chris: it's not the growth. taking the money, tax expenditures through the loopholes and giving, using it as a deficit savings. >> as long as you close the loopholes and limit the...
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candy crowley's exclusive interview with speaker john boehner begins right now. we'll begin in just a moment. thank you. >>> listen. if the election were today, i'd be very optimistic. >> you're looking at the view from the best seat in the house. the question is whether speaker boehner can keep it. >>> also today, the death of bin laden as a political talking point with the president top counterterrorism adviser john brennan. >>> and then the view from out there with two governors montana governor brian schweitzer and virginia republican bob mcdonnell. >>> plus the president's club with nancy gibbs and michael duffy and our exclusive guest house speaker john boehner. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> mr. speaker, primeau view, great digs. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> how many days have you thought, did i actually want this job? >> a lot. >> big headaches. mr. speaker, thank you for joining us. let me start right out with the week's story, which is the student loans. the president has issued a veto threat and said if this keeping
candy crowley's exclusive interview with speaker john boehner begins right now. we'll begin in just a moment. thank you. >>> listen. if the election were today, i'd be very optimistic. >> you're looking at the view from the best seat in the house. the question is whether speaker boehner can keep it. >>> also today, the death of bin laden as a political talking point with the president top counterterrorism adviser john brennan. >>> and then the view from out...
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footing. >> what is boehner's game plan? does he even have one? ryan grim is washington bureau chief for "the huffington post," and glen johnson is politics editor for boston.com. i worked on the hill for years. you cover the hill and know it. that was a very personal shot from harry reid. is it accurate to say, open question, that speaker boehner is worried about staying speaker? >> yes. he's definitely -- i think he's not worried about his election on january 3rd, but that's not the end of it. you know, i think he's worried about his speakership every day he's speaker -- >> do you agree with that, he's worried he may be losing out or being thrown out of the speakership by his own party? >> for sure. he spent the first two years of his speakership looking over his shoulder as the camera shows of eric cantor right behind him ready -- >> but cantor is with him now, isn't he? hasn't his number two guy joined him? >> he's his number two guy and supporter, but he's the spiritual leader of the tea party caucus there, and that's t
footing. >> what is boehner's game plan? does he even have one? ryan grim is washington bureau chief for "the huffington post," and glen johnson is politics editor for boston.com. i worked on the hill for years. you cover the hill and know it. that was a very personal shot from harry reid. is it accurate to say, open question, that speaker boehner is worried about staying speaker? >> yes. he's definitely -- i think he's not worried about his election on january 3rd, but...
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>> i would think john boehner was a slow learner. when he went through all that stuff he went through last year and brought the country to all that chaos, you would think he would not want to do that get in an election year. but they decided the best way to beat the president is to create yay yos, not solve any problems, make a mess where you can, throw everybody under the bus you can get ahold of. john boehner does not care about the people of the united states. if he did, he would never talk about threatening the recovery going on in this country. >> the congressional approval rating fell to a then record low after the last debt sealing fight. only 15% approved last ought. he is not even doing well for his own colleagues. >> no, if you think about it, he is going into an election where he has to elect some of these folks he drug back and forth through the mud on his own side with these silly vote that's go nowhere and make them look bad. they're a tax on women and a tax on all kinds of things, science, where ever you look, he dragg
>> i would think john boehner was a slow learner. when he went through all that stuff he went through last year and brought the country to all that chaos, you would think he would not want to do that get in an election year. but they decided the best way to beat the president is to create yay yos, not solve any problems, make a mess where you can, throw everybody under the bus you can get ahold of. john boehner does not care about the people of the united states. if he did, he would never...